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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Watercolor study of a quilt with two triangular basket motifs in red and green above leafy sprigs on a pale quilted backgroun

Quilt - Basket Design

Edward White, c. 1937

Pencil sketch of two rockets, a parachute with a payload box, and a circular detail, with handwritten labels.

Rakete, Brandrakete, Brandkreuz, Fallschirm

Adolph Menzel, 1835

Folk-style textile panel showing a standing man in a blue coat, striped trousers and black hat, framed by brown and tan borde

Pillow top Insert

Albert Pinkham Ryder

Watercolor of a stylized textile pillow top showing a standing figure in a red turban and blue jacket, with a brown border.

Pillow Top Insert

Henry Murphy, 1935/1942

Watercolour of a river winding through a valley below a craggy, forested mountain peak under a grey sky.

View of the valley of the Tyrol

George Heriot, 1818

Watercolor drawing of a linen towel with embroidered flower garlands, blue dotted swags, and a green hemmed border.

Towel

John Hall, 1935/1942

Double portrait drawing in black chalk of two men facing each other, with handwritten names and dates below.

Heinrich Jakob Aldenrath und Friedrich Carl Gröger

Rudolph Friedrich Carl Suhrlandt

Drawing of a lace tie and cuff with leaf and flower patterns, above a rectangular floral lace panel.

Tie and Cuff

Lillian Causey, c. 1936

Charcoal portrait of a man with short dark hair and a high collar, with French handwritten inscriptions beneath.

Merry-Joseph Blondel

Rudolph Friedrich Carl Suhrlandt

Painted textile sample with a red and green checked pattern and diagonal weave lines on cream paper.

Textile

Pearl Gibbo, c. 1941

Pencil and wash sketch of a bush road with tall trees, tree ferns, and a rider on horseback, with mountains in the distance.

On the road to Akaroa

Nicholas Chevalier, 1865

Charcoal and chalk portrait of a balding older man with curled hair and a high collar, on tan paper.

Siegfried Detlef Bendixen

Rudolph Friedrich Carl Suhrlandt

Watercolor study of a carpet with pink roses, green leaves and blue flowers on a dark maroon ground.

Carpet

George Loughridge, c. 1936

Watercolor botanical study of a purple and yellow iris on a tall green stem with two buds below.

Liliaceen

Johann Bartholomäus Braun

Blue and white textile design with classical columns, an eagle holding a striped shield, and floral vines.

Textile

James Vail, c. 1936

Watercolor botanical study of a red lily with recurved petals and long stamens on a tall green stem with leaves.

Chalzedonische Lilie (lilium chalcedonicum), scharlachrot)

Johann Bartholomäus Braun

Watercolor textile pattern in pink and blue with vertical bands of Greek key motifs and trailing berry garlands.

Girl's Wrapper - Textile Pattern

Ivar Julius, 1937

Painted botanical study of an orange lily with buds and long green leaves on a pale background.

Liliaceen (Feuerlilie (lilia bulbiferum))

Johann Bartholomäus Braun

Drawing of a repeating floral chintz pattern with roses, anemones, green leaves and scrolling stems on a crosshatched ground.

Glazed Chintz

Edith Miller, c. 1937

Botanical watercolor of a yellow lily with striped petals, dark red stamens and a long green stem on pale paper.

Liliaceen (Lilie, gelb)

Johann Bartholomäus Braun

Blue pencil drawing of peacocks, fruit branches and flowers in a repeating pattern on a cream background.

Bedspread

Henry Meyers, c. 1936

Watercolor drawing of a chintz textile with pink peonies, green leaves and scrolling motifs on a pale ground.

Chintz

Henry Meyers, c. 1938

Graphite portrait drawing of a man with swept-back hair and a tied cravat, with an inscription naming Gustav Erik Hasselgren.

Gustav Erik Hasselgren

Rudolph Friedrich Carl Suhrlandt

Drawing of a chintz fabric border with red roses, rosebuds and teal leaves on a striped beige ground.

Chintz Border

Edith Miller, c. 1937

Pencil portrait of a curly-haired man in a high cravat and frock coat, with handwritten name inscription below.

Hendrik Voogd

Rudolph Friedrich Carl Suhrlandt

Painted study of a red bandanna handkerchief with white roses, rosebuds, dark leaves, and a patterned paisley border.

Bandanna Handkerchief

Edith Miller, 1937

Watercolor of a boy's dark tailcoat, pale waistcoat, cravat and cream trousers, with a back pattern diagram at upper right.

Boy's Coat and Trousers

Henry De Wolfe, c. 1940

Watercolor landscape of a small blue lagoon below rolling hills and layered blue mountains under a pale sky.

Lagoon, flowering Bulrushes, Wanaka

James Crowe Richmond, 1867

Painted design for a printed textile with rose bouquets, grey scrolling foliage, and a diagonal lattice background.

Printed Textile

George Loughridge, c. 1936

Grid of painted printed cotton fabric swatches in red, pink, black and blue with stripes, florals, plaids and dots.

Printed Cottons

Martha Reed, c. 1937

Watercolor drawing of an Italian garden with statues on pedestals, cypress trees, a villa and distant mountains.

Italienischer Schlosspark

Carl Blechen, 1804

Grid of nine square swatches, each split diagonally into two colorful printed textile patterns including plaids, florals and

18 Printed Delaines

Martha Reed, c. 1937